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Add regression tests for the lastly fixed bugs in GRAS dadadesc
[simgrid.git] / src / gras / DataDesc / ddt_exchange.c
index 15c9a65..a35b2de 100644 (file)
 
 /* ddt_exchange - send/recv data described                                  */
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2003 Olivier Aumage.                                       */
-/* Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, 2005 Martin Quinson.                           */
-/* All rights reserved.                                                     */
+/* Copyright (c) 2003-2009 The SimGrid Team.  All rights reserved.          */
 
 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
 
 #include "xbt/ex.h"
 #include "gras/DataDesc/datadesc_private.h"
-#include "gras/Transport/transport_interface.h" /* gras_trp_chunk_send/recv */
+#include "gras/Transport/transport_interface.h" /* gras_trp_send/recv */
 
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(ddt_exchange,datadesc,
-                                "Sending data over the network");
-const char *gras_datadesc_cat_names[9] = { 
-  "undefined", 
-  "scalar", "struct", "union", "ref", "array", "ignored",
-  "invalid"};
+XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(gras_ddt_exchange,gras_ddt,
+               "Sending data over the network");
+const char *gras_datadesc_cat_names[9] = {
+               "undefined",
+               "scalar", "struct", "union", "ref", "array", "ignored",
+               "invalid"};
 
 static gras_datadesc_type_t int_type = NULL;
-static gras_datadesc_type_t pointer_type = NULL;    
-static _XBT_INLINE void gras_dd_send_int(gras_socket_t sock,             int  i);
-static _XBT_INLINE void gras_dd_recv_int(gras_socket_t sock, int r_arch, int *i);
-
-static _XBT_INLINE void
-gras_dd_alloc_ref(xbt_dict_t  refs,  long int     size,
-                 char       **r_ref, long int     r_len,
-                 char       **l_ref, int detect_cycle);
-
-static _XBT_INLINE int
-gras_dd_is_r_null(char **r_ptr, long int length);
-
-static _XBT_INLINE void
-gras_dd_send_int(gras_socket_t sock,int i) {
-
-  if (!int_type) {
-    int_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("int");
-     xbt_assert(int_type);  
-  }
-   
-  DEBUG1("send_int(%d)",i);
-  gras_trp_chunk_send(sock, (char*)&i, int_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
+static gras_datadesc_type_t pointer_type = NULL;
+
+static XBT_INLINE void
+gras_dd_send_int(gras_socket_t sock, int *i, int stable) {
+
+       if (!int_type) {
+               int_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("int");
+               xbt_assert(int_type);
+       }
+
+       DEBUG1("send_int(%u)",*i);
+       gras_trp_send(sock, (char*)i, int_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], stable);
 }
 
-static _XBT_INLINE void
+static XBT_INLINE void
 gras_dd_recv_int(gras_socket_t sock, int r_arch, int *i) {
 
-  if (!int_type) {
-     int_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("int");
-     xbt_assert(int_type);
-  }
-
-  if (int_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] >= int_type->size[r_arch]) {
-    gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)i, int_type->size[r_arch]);
-    if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-      gras_dd_convert_elm(int_type,1,r_arch, i,i);
-  } else {
-    void *ptr = xbt_malloc(int_type->size[r_arch]);
-
-    gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)ptr, int_type->size[r_arch]);
-    if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-      gras_dd_convert_elm(int_type,1,r_arch, ptr,i);
-    free(ptr);
-  }
-  DEBUG1("recv_int(%d)",*i);
+       if (!int_type) {
+               int_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("int");
+               xbt_assert(int_type);
+       }
+
+       if (int_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] >= int_type->size[r_arch]) {
+               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)i, int_type->size[r_arch]);
+               if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                       gras_dd_convert_elm(int_type,1,r_arch, i,i);
+       } else {
+               void *ptr = xbt_malloc(int_type->size[r_arch]);
+
+               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)ptr, int_type->size[r_arch]);
+               if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                       gras_dd_convert_elm(int_type,1,r_arch, ptr,i);
+               free(ptr);
+       }
+       DEBUG1("recv_int(%u)",*i);
 }
 
 /*
- * Note: here we suppose that the remote NULL is a sequence 
+ * Note: here we suppose that the remote NULL is a sequence
  *       of 'length' bytes set to 0.
  * FIXME: Check in configure?
  */
-static _XBT_INLINE int 
+static XBT_INLINE int
 gras_dd_is_r_null(char **r_ptr, long int length) {
-  int i;
+       int i;
 
-  for (i=0; i<length; i++) {
-    if ( ((unsigned char*)r_ptr) [i]) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-  }
+       for (i=0; i<length; i++) {
+               if ( ((unsigned char*)r_ptr) [i]) {
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
 
-  return 1;
+       return 1;
 }
 
-static _XBT_INLINE void
+static XBT_INLINE void
 gras_dd_alloc_ref(xbt_dict_t  refs,
-                 long int     size,
-                 char       **r_ref,
-                 long int     r_len, /* pointer_type->size[r_arch] */
-                 char       **l_ref,
-                 int          detect_cycle) {
-  char *l_data = NULL;
-
-  xbt_assert1(size>0,"Cannot allocate %ld bytes!", size);
-  l_data = xbt_malloc((size_t)size);
-
-  *l_ref = l_data;
-  DEBUG5("alloc_ref: l_data=%p, &l_data=%p; r_ref=%p; *r_ref=%p, r_len=%ld",
-        (void*)l_data,(void*)&l_data,
-        (void*)r_ref, (void*)(r_ref?*r_ref:NULL), r_len);
-  if (detect_cycle && r_ref && !gras_dd_is_r_null( r_ref, r_len)) {
-    void *ptr = xbt_malloc(sizeof(void *));
-
-    CRITICAL0("Check for cycles");
-    memcpy(ptr,l_ref, sizeof(void *));
-
-    DEBUG2("Insert l_ref=%p under r_ref=%p",*(void**)ptr, *(void**)r_ref);
-
-    if (detect_cycle)
-       xbt_dict_set_ext(refs,(const char *) r_ref, r_len, ptr, free);
-  }
+               long int     size,
+               char       **r_ref,
+               long int     r_len, /* pointer_type->size[r_arch] */
+               char         **l_ref,
+               int          detect_cycle) {
+       char *l_data = NULL;
+
+       xbt_assert1(size>0,"Cannot allocate %ld bytes!", size);
+       l_data = xbt_malloc((size_t)size);
+
+       *l_ref = l_data;
+       DEBUG5("alloc_ref: l_data=%p, &l_data=%p; r_ref=%p; *r_ref=%p, r_len=%ld",
+                       (void*)l_data,(void*)&l_data,
+                       (void*)r_ref, (void*)(r_ref?*r_ref:NULL), r_len);
+       if (detect_cycle && r_ref && !gras_dd_is_r_null( r_ref, r_len)) {
+               void *ptr = xbt_malloc(sizeof(void *));
+
+               memcpy(ptr,l_ref, sizeof(void *));
+
+               DEBUG2("Insert l_ref=%p under r_ref=%p",*(void**)ptr, *(void**)r_ref);
+
+               if (detect_cycle)
+                       xbt_dict_set_ext(refs,(const char *) r_ref, r_len, ptr, xbt_free_f);
+       }
 }
 
 static int
-gras_datadesc_copy_rec(gras_cbps_t           state,
-                      xbt_dict_t            refs,
-                      gras_datadesc_type_t  type, 
-                      char                 *src,
-                      char                 *dst,
-                      int                   subsize,
-                      int                   detect_cycle) {
-
-
-  xbt_ex_t             e;
-  int                  cpt;
-  gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type; /* type on which we recurse */
-  int count = 0;
-
-  VERB4("Copy a %s (%s) from %p to %p", 
-       type->name, gras_datadesc_cat_names[type->category_code],
-       src,dst);
-
-  if (type->send) {
-    type->send(type,state,src);
-  }
-
-  switch (type->category_code) {
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
-    memcpy(dst,src,type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
-    count += type->size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-    break;
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct: {
-    gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
-    gras_dd_cat_field_t  field;
-    char                *field_src;
-    char                *field_dst;
-    
-    struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
-    xbt_assert1(struct_data.closed,
-      "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before copying it",
-               type->name);
-    VERB1(">> Copy all fields of the structure %s",type->name);
-    xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
-      field_src = src + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-      field_dst = dst + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-      
-      sub_type = field->type;
-      
-      if (field->send)
-       field->send(type,state,field_src);
-      
-      VERB1("Copy field %s",field->name);
-      count += gras_datadesc_copy_rec(state,refs,sub_type, field_src, field_dst, 0,
-                                     detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-      
-    }
-    VERB1("<< Copied all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-    
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union: {
-    gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
-    gras_dd_cat_field_t field=NULL;
-    int                 field_num;
-    
-    union_data = type->category.union_data;
-    
-    xbt_assert1(union_data.closed,
-               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before copying it",
-               type->name);
-    /* retrieve the field number */
-    field_num = union_data.selector(type, state, src);
-    
-    xbt_assert1(field_num > 0,
-               "union field selector of %s gave a negative value", 
-               type->name);
-    
-    xbt_assert3(field_num < xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields),
-        "union field selector of %s returned %d but there is only %lu fields",
-                type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
-    
-    /* Copy the content */
-    field = xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num, gras_dd_cat_field_t);
-    sub_type = field->type;
-    
-    if (field->send)
-      field->send(type,state,src);
-    
-    count += gras_datadesc_copy_rec(state,refs, sub_type, src, dst,0,
-                                   detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-          
-    break;
-  }
-    
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref: {
-    gras_dd_cat_ref_t      ref_data;
-    char                 **o_ref=NULL;
-    char                 **n_ref=NULL;
-    int                    reference_is_to_cpy;
-    
-    ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
-    
-    /* Detect the referenced type */
-    sub_type = ref_data.type;
-    if (sub_type == NULL) {
-      sub_type = (*ref_data.selector)(type,state,src);
-    }
-    
-    /* Send the pointed data only if not already sent */
-    if (*(void**)src == NULL) {
-      VERB0("Not copying NULL referenced data");
-      *(void**)dst = NULL;
-      break;
-    }
-    o_ref=(char**)src;
-
-    reference_is_to_cpy = 0;
-    TRY {
-      if (detect_cycle)
-       /* return ignored. Just checking whether it's known or not */
-       n_ref=xbt_dict_get_ext(refs,(char*)o_ref, sizeof(char*));
-      else 
-       reference_is_to_cpy = 1;
-    } CATCH(e) {
-      if (e.category != not_found_error)
-       RETHROW;
-      reference_is_to_cpy = 1;
-      xbt_ex_free(e);
-    }
-
-    if (reference_is_to_cpy) {
-      int subsubcount = 0;
-      void *l_referenced=NULL;
-       VERB2("Copy a ref to '%s' referenced at %p",sub_type->name, (void*)*o_ref);
-       
-       if (!pointer_type) { 
-        pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
-        xbt_assert(pointer_type);
-       }
-
-       if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array) {
-        /* Damn. Reference to a dynamic array. Allocating the space for it 
-           is more complicated */
-        gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
-        gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
-        
-        subsub_type = array_data.type;
-        subsubcount = array_data.fixed_size;
-        if (subsubcount == 0)
-          subsubcount = array_data.dynamic_size(subsub_type,state,*o_ref);
-        
-        gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,
-                          subsub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] * subsubcount, 
-                          o_ref,pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 
-                          (char**)&l_referenced,
-                          detect_cycle);
-       } else {
-        gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,sub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 
-                          o_ref,pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 
-                          (char**)&l_referenced,
-                          detect_cycle);
-       }
-       
-       count += gras_datadesc_copy_rec(state,refs, sub_type,
-                                      *o_ref,(char*)l_referenced, subsubcount,
-                                      detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-                              
-       *(void**)dst=l_referenced;
-       VERB3("'%s' previously referenced at %p now at %p",
-            sub_type->name, *(void**)o_ref, l_referenced);
-       
-    } else {
-      VERB2("NOT copying data previously referenced @%p (already done, @%p now)",
-           *(void**)o_ref, *(void**)n_ref);
-      
-      *(void**)dst=*n_ref;
-      
-    } 
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array: {
-    gras_dd_cat_array_t    array_data;
-    long int               count;
-    char                  *src_ptr=src;
-    char                  *dst_ptr=dst;
-    long int               elm_size;
-    
-    array_data = type->category.array_data;
-    
-    /* determine and send the element count */
-    count = array_data.fixed_size;
-    if (count == 0)
-      count = subsize;
-    if (count == 0) {
-      count = array_data.dynamic_size(type,state,src);
-      xbt_assert1(count >=0,
-                  "Invalid (negative) array size for type %s",type->name);
-    }
-    
-    /* send the content */
-    sub_type = array_data.type;
-    elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-    if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-      VERB1("Array of %ld scalars, copy it in one shot",count);
-      memcpy(dst, src, sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * count);
-      count += sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * count;
-    } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array &&
-              sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0 &&
-              sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-       
-      VERB1("Array of %ld fixed array of scalars, copy it in one shot",count);
-      memcpy(dst,src,sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] 
-                    * count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size);
-      count += sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] 
-              * count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size;
-       
-    } else {
-      for (cpt=0; cpt<count; cpt++) {
-       count += gras_datadesc_copy_rec(state,refs, sub_type, src_ptr, dst_ptr, 0,
+gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(gras_cbps_t           state,
+               xbt_dict_t            refs,
+               gras_datadesc_type_t  type,
+               char                 *src,
+               char                 *dst,
+               int                   subsize,
+               int                   detect_cycle) {
+
+
+       xbt_ex_t             e;
+       unsigned int         cpt;
+       gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type; /* type on which we recurse */
+       int count = 0;
+
+       VERB5("Copy a %s (%s) from %p to %p (local sizeof=%ld)",
+                       type->name, gras_datadesc_cat_names[type->category_code],
+                       src,dst,type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
+
+       if (type->send) {
+               type->send(type,state,src);
+       }
+
+       switch (type->category_code) {
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
+               memcpy(dst,src,type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
+               count += type->size[GRAS_THISARCH];
+               break;
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct: {
+               gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
+               gras_dd_cat_field_t  field;
+               char                *field_src;
+               char                *field_dst;
+
+               struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
+               xbt_assert1(struct_data.closed,
+                               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before copying it",
+                               type->name);
+               VERB1(">> Copy all fields of the structure %s",type->name);
+               xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
+                       field_src = src + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
+                       field_dst = dst + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
+
+                       sub_type = field->type;
+
+                       if (field->send)
+                               field->send(type,state,field_src);
+
+                       DEBUG1("Copy field %s",field->name);
+                       count += gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state,refs,sub_type, field_src, field_dst, 0,
                                        detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-       src_ptr += elm_size;
-       dst_ptr += elm_size;
-      }
-    }
-    break;
-  }
-
-  default:
-    xbt_assert0(0, "Invalid type");
-  }
-  return count;
+
+                       if (XBT_LOG_ISENABLED(gras_ddt_exchange,xbt_log_priority_verbose)) {
+                               if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("unsigned int")) {
+                                       VERB2("Copied value for field '%s': %d (type: unsigned int)",field->name, *(unsigned int*)field_dst);
+                               } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("int")) {
+                                       VERB2("Copied value for field '%s': %d (type: int)",field->name, *(int*)field_dst);
+
+                               } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("unsigned long int")) {
+                                       VERB2("Copied value for field '%s': %ld (type: unsigned long int)",field->name, *(unsigned long int*)field_dst);
+                               } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("long int")) {
+                                       VERB2("Copied value for field '%s': %ld (type: long int)",field->name, *(long int*)field_dst);
+
+                               } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("string")) {
+                                       VERB2("Copied value for field '%s': '%s' (type: string)", field->name, *(char**)field_dst);
+                               } else {
+                                       VERB1("Copied a value for field '%s' (type not scalar?)", field->name);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+               }
+               VERB1("<< Copied all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union: {
+               gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
+               gras_dd_cat_field_t field=NULL;
+               unsigned int        field_num;
+
+               union_data = type->category.union_data;
+
+               xbt_assert1(union_data.closed,
+                               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before copying it",
+                               type->name);
+               /* retrieve the field number */
+               field_num = union_data.selector(type, state, src);
+
+               xbt_assert1(field_num > 0,
+                               "union field selector of %s gave a negative value",
+                               type->name);
+
+               xbt_assert3(field_num < xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields),
+                               "union field selector of %s returned %d but there is only %lu fields",
+                               type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
+
+               /* Copy the content */
+               field = xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num, gras_dd_cat_field_t);
+               sub_type = field->type;
+
+               if (field->send)
+                       field->send(type,state,src);
+
+               count += gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state,refs, sub_type, src, dst,0,
+                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref: {
+               gras_dd_cat_ref_t      ref_data;
+               char                 **o_ref=NULL;
+               char                 **n_ref=NULL;
+               int                    reference_is_to_cpy;
+
+               ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
+
+               /* Detect the referenced type */
+               sub_type = ref_data.type;
+               if (sub_type == NULL) {
+                       sub_type = (*ref_data.selector)(type,state,src);
+               }
+
+               /* Send the pointed data only if not already sent */
+               if (*(void**)src == NULL) {
+                       VERB0("Not copying NULL referenced data");
+                       *(void**)dst = NULL;
+                       break;
+               }
+               o_ref=(char**)src;
+
+               reference_is_to_cpy = 0;
+               TRY {
+                       if (detect_cycle) {
+                               /* return ignored. Just checking whether it's known or not */
+                               n_ref=xbt_dict_get_ext(refs,(char*)o_ref, sizeof(char*));
+                       } else {
+                               reference_is_to_cpy = 1;
+                       }
+               } CATCH(e) {
+                       if (e.category != not_found_error)
+                               RETHROW;
+                       reference_is_to_cpy = 1;
+                       xbt_ex_free(e);
+               }
+
+               if (reference_is_to_cpy) {
+                       int subsubcount = -1;
+                       void *l_referenced=NULL;
+                       VERB2("Copy a ref to '%s' referenced at %p",sub_type->name, (void*)*o_ref);
+
+                       if (!pointer_type) {
+                               pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
+                               xbt_assert(pointer_type);
+                       }
+
+                       if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array) {
+                               /* Damn. Reference to a dynamic array. Allocating the space for it is more complicated */
+                               gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
+                               gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
+
+                               subsub_type = array_data.type;
+                               subsubcount = array_data.fixed_size;
+                               if (subsubcount == -1)
+                                       subsubcount = array_data.dynamic_size(subsub_type,state,*o_ref);
+
+                               if (subsubcount != 0)
+                                       gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,
+                                                       subsub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] * subsubcount,
+                                                       o_ref,pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
+                                                       (char**)&l_referenced,
+                                                       detect_cycle);
+                       } else {
+                               gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,sub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
+                                               o_ref,pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
+                                               (char**)&l_referenced,
+                                               detect_cycle);
+                       }
+
+                       count += gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state,refs, sub_type,
+                                       *o_ref,(char*)l_referenced, subsubcount,
+                                       detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+                       *(void**)dst=l_referenced;
+                       VERB3("'%s' previously referenced at %p now at %p",
+                                       sub_type->name, *(void**)o_ref, l_referenced);
+
+               } else {
+                       VERB2("NOT copying data previously referenced @%p (already done, @%p now)",
+                                       *(void**)o_ref, *(void**)n_ref);
+
+                       *(void**)dst=*n_ref;
+
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array: {
+               gras_dd_cat_array_t    array_data;
+               unsigned long int     array_count;
+               char                  *src_ptr=src;
+               char                  *dst_ptr=dst;
+               long int               elm_size;
+
+               array_data = type->category.array_data;
+
+               /* determine and send the element count */
+               array_count = array_data.fixed_size;
+               if (array_count == -1)
+                       array_count = subsize;
+               if (array_count == -1) {
+                       array_count = array_data.dynamic_size(type,state,src);
+                       xbt_assert1(array_count >=0,
+                                       "Invalid (negative) array size for type %s",type->name);
+               }
+
+               /* send the content */
+               sub_type = array_data.type;
+               elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
+               if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
+                       VERB1("Array of %ld scalars, copy it in one shot",array_count);
+                       memcpy(dst, src, sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * array_count);
+                       count += sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * array_count;
+               } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array &&
+                               sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0 &&
+                               sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
+
+                       VERB1("Array of %ld fixed array of scalars, copy it in one shot",
+                                       array_count);
+                       memcpy(dst,src,sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH]
+                                                                                       * array_count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size);
+                       count += sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH]
+                                                                                 * array_count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size;
+
+               } else {
+                       VERB1("Array of %ld stuff, copy it in one after the other",array_count);
+                       for (cpt=0; cpt<array_count; cpt++) {
+                               VERB2("Copy the %dth stuff out of %ld",cpt,array_count);
+                               count += gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state,refs, sub_type, src_ptr, dst_ptr, 0,
+                                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+                               src_ptr += elm_size;
+                               dst_ptr += elm_size;
+                       }
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       default:
+               xbt_die("Invalid type");
+       }
+
+       return count;
 }
 /**
- * gras_datadesc_copy:
+ * gras_datadesc_memcpy:
  *
- * Copy the data pointed by src and described by type 
+ * Copy the data pointed by src and described by type
  * to a new location, and store a pointer to it in dst.
  *
  */
-int gras_datadesc_copy(gras_datadesc_type_t type, 
-                      void *src, void *dst) {
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-  gras_cbps_t  state;
-  xbt_dict_t  refs; /* all references already sent */
-  int size=0;
-  xbt_assert0(type,"called with NULL type descriptor");
-
-  refs = xbt_dict_new();
-  state = gras_cbps_new();
-  
-  TRY {
-    size = gras_datadesc_copy_rec(state,refs,type,(char*)src,(char*)dst,0, 
-                                 type->cycle);
-  } CLEANUP {
-    xbt_dict_free(&refs);
-    gras_cbps_free(&state);
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    RETHROW;
-  }
-  return size;
+int gras_datadesc_memcpy(gras_datadesc_type_t type,
+               void *src, void *dst) {
+       xbt_ex_t e;
+       static gras_cbps_t state=NULL;
+       static xbt_dict_t  refs=NULL; /* all references already sent */
+       int size=0;
+
+       xbt_assert0(type,"called with NULL type descriptor");
+
+       DEBUG3("Memcopy a %s from %p to %p",gras_datadesc_get_name(type),src,dst);
+       if (!state) {
+               state = gras_cbps_new();
+               refs = xbt_dict_new();
+       }
+
+       TRY {
+               size = gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state,refs,type,(char*)src,(char*)dst,0,
+                               type->cycle);
+       } CLEANUP {
+               xbt_dict_reset(refs);
+               gras_cbps_reset(state);
+       } CATCH(e) {
+               RETHROW;
+       }
+       return size;
 }
 
 /***
@@ -384,197 +397,205 @@ int gras_datadesc_copy(gras_datadesc_type_t type,
 
 static void
 gras_datadesc_send_rec(gras_socket_t         sock,
-                      gras_cbps_t           state,
-                      xbt_dict_t            refs,
-                      gras_datadesc_type_t  type, 
-                      char                 *data,
-                      int                   detect_cycle) {
-
-  xbt_ex_t             e;
-  int                  cpt;
-  gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type; /* type on which we recurse */
-  
-  VERB2("Send a %s (%s)", 
-       type->name, gras_datadesc_cat_names[type->category_code]);
-
-  if (type->send) {
-    type->send(type,state,data);
-  }
-
-  switch (type->category_code) {
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
-    gras_trp_chunk_send(sock, data, type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
-    break;
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct: {
-    gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
-    gras_dd_cat_field_t  field;
-    char                *field_data;
-    
-    struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
-    xbt_assert1(struct_data.closed,
-      "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before sending it",
-               type->name);
-    VERB1(">> Send all fields of the structure %s",type->name);
-    xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
-      field_data = data;
-      field_data += field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-      
-      sub_type = field->type;
-      
-      if (field->send)
-       field->send(type,state,field_data);
-      
-      VERB1("Send field %s",field->name);
-      gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs,sub_type, field_data, 
-                            detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-      
-    }
-    VERB1("<< Sent all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-    
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union: {
-    gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
-    gras_dd_cat_field_t field=NULL;
-    int                 field_num;
-    
-    union_data = type->category.union_data;
-    
-    xbt_assert1(union_data.closed,
-               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before sending it",
-               type->name);
-    /* retrieve the field number */
-    field_num = union_data.selector(type, state, data);
-    
-    xbt_assert1(field_num > 0,
-                "union field selector of %s gave a negative value", 
-                type->name);
-    
-    xbt_assert3(field_num < xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields),
-        "union field selector of %s returned %d but there is only %lu fields",
-                type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
-
-    /* Send the field number */
-    gras_dd_send_int(sock, field_num);
-    
-    /* Send the content */
-    field = xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num, gras_dd_cat_field_t);
-    sub_type = field->type;
-    
-    if (field->send)
-      field->send(type,state,data);
-    
-    gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type, data, 
-                          detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-          
-    break;
-  }
-    
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref: {
-    gras_dd_cat_ref_t      ref_data;
-    void                 **ref=(void**)data;
-    int                    reference_is_to_send;
-    
-    ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
-    
-    /* Detect the referenced type and send it to peer if needed */
-    sub_type = ref_data.type;
-    if (sub_type == NULL) {
-      sub_type = (*ref_data.selector)(type,state,data);
-      gras_dd_send_int(sock, sub_type->code);
-    }
-    
-    /* Send the actual value of the pointer for cycle handling */
-    if (!pointer_type) {
-      pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
-      xbt_assert(pointer_type);
-    }
-     
-    gras_trp_chunk_send(sock, (char*)data,
-                       pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
-    
-    /* Send the pointed data only if not already sent */
-    if (*(void**)data == NULL) {
-      VERB0("Not sending NULL referenced data");
-      break;
-    }
-
-    reference_is_to_send = 0;
-    TRY {
-      if (detect_cycle)
-       /* return ignored. Just checking whether it's known or not */
-       xbt_dict_get_ext(refs,(char*)ref, sizeof(char*));
-      else 
-       reference_is_to_send = 1;
-    } CATCH(e) {
-      if (e.category != not_found_error)
-       RETHROW;
-      reference_is_to_send = 1;
-      xbt_ex_free(e);
-    }
-
-    if (reference_is_to_send) {
-       VERB1("Sending data referenced at %p", (void*)*ref);
-       if (detect_cycle)
-        xbt_dict_set_ext(refs, (char*)ref, sizeof(void*), ref, NULL);
-       gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type, *ref, 
-                             detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-         
-    } else {
-       VERB1("Not sending data referenced at %p (already done)", (void*)*ref);
-    } 
-    
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array: {
-    gras_dd_cat_array_t    array_data;
-    long int               count;
-    char                  *ptr=data;
-    long int               elm_size;
-    
-    array_data = type->category.array_data;
-    
-    /* determine and send the element count */
-    count = array_data.fixed_size;
-    if (count == 0) {
-      count = array_data.dynamic_size(type,state,data);
-      xbt_assert1(count >=0,
-                  "Invalid (negative) array size for type %s",type->name);
-      gras_dd_send_int(sock, count);
-    }
-    
-    /* send the content */
-    sub_type = array_data.type;
-    elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-    if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-      VERB1("Array of %ld scalars, send it in one shot",count);
-      gras_trp_chunk_send(sock, data, 
-                         sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * count);
-    } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array &&
-              sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0 &&
-              sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-       
-      VERB1("Array of %ld fixed array of scalars, send it in one shot",count);
-      gras_trp_chunk_send(sock, data, 
-                         sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] 
-                         * count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size);
-       
-    } else {
-      for (cpt=0; cpt<count; cpt++) {
-       gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type, ptr, 
-                              detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-       ptr += elm_size;
-      }
-    }
-    break;
-  }
-
-  default:
-    xbt_assert0(0, "Invalid type");
-  }
+               gras_cbps_t           state,
+               xbt_dict_t            refs,
+               gras_datadesc_type_t  type,
+               char                 *data,
+               int                   detect_cycle) {
+
+       xbt_ex_t             e;
+       unsigned int         cpt;
+       gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type; /* type on which we recurse */
+
+       VERB2("Send a %s (%s)",
+                       type->name, gras_datadesc_cat_names[type->category_code]);
+
+       if (!strcmp(type->name,"string"))
+               VERB1("value: '%s'",*(char**)data);
+
+       if (type->send) {
+               type->send(type,state,data);
+               DEBUG0("Run the emission callback");
+       }
+
+       switch (type->category_code) {
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
+               gras_trp_send(sock, data, type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 1);
+               break;
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct: {
+               gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
+               gras_dd_cat_field_t  field;
+               char                *field_data;
+
+               struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
+               xbt_assert1(struct_data.closed,
+                               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before sending it",
+                               type->name);
+               VERB1(">> Send all fields of the structure %s",type->name);
+               xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
+                       field_data = data;
+                       field_data += field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
+
+                       sub_type = field->type;
+
+                       if (field->send) {
+                               DEBUG1("Run the emission callback of field %s", field->name);
+                               field->send(type,state,field_data);
+                       }
+
+                       VERB1("Send field %s",field->name);
+                       gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs,sub_type, field_data,
+                                       detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+               }
+               VERB1("<< Sent all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union: {
+               gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
+               gras_dd_cat_field_t field=NULL;
+               int field_num;
+
+               union_data = type->category.union_data;
+
+               xbt_assert1(union_data.closed,
+                               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before sending it",
+                               type->name);
+               /* retrieve the field number */
+               field_num = union_data.selector(type, state, data);
+
+               xbt_assert1(field_num > 0,
+                               "union field selector of %s gave a negative value",
+                               type->name);
+
+               xbt_assert3(field_num < xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields),
+                               "union field selector of %s returned %d but there is only %lu fields",
+                               type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
+
+               /* Send the field number */
+               gras_dd_send_int(sock, &field_num, 0 /* not stable */);
+
+               /* Send the content */
+               field = xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num, gras_dd_cat_field_t);
+               sub_type = field->type;
+
+               if (field->send)
+                       field->send(type,state,data);
+
+               gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type, data,
+                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref: {
+               gras_dd_cat_ref_t      ref_data;
+               void                 **ref=(void**)data;
+               int                    reference_is_to_send;
+
+               ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
+
+               /* Detect the referenced type and send it to peer if needed */
+               sub_type = ref_data.type;
+               if (sub_type == NULL) {
+                       sub_type = (*ref_data.selector)(type,state,data);
+                       gras_dd_send_int(sock, &(sub_type->code),1 /*stable*/);
+               }
+
+               /* Send the actual value of the pointer for cycle handling */
+               if (!pointer_type) {
+                       pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
+                       xbt_assert(pointer_type);
+               }
+
+               gras_trp_send(sock, (char*)data,
+                               pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 1 /*stable*/);
+
+               /* Send the pointed data only if not already sent */
+               if (*(void**)data == NULL) {
+                       VERB0("Not sending NULL referenced data");
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               reference_is_to_send = 0;
+               TRY {
+                       if (detect_cycle)
+                               /* return ignored. Just checking whether it's known or not */
+                               xbt_dict_get_ext(refs,(char*)ref, sizeof(char*));
+                       else
+                               reference_is_to_send = 1;
+               } CATCH(e) {
+                       if (e.category != not_found_error)
+                               RETHROW;
+                       reference_is_to_send = 1;
+                       xbt_ex_free(e);
+               }
+
+               if (reference_is_to_send) {
+                       VERB1("Sending data referenced at %p", (void*)*ref);
+                       if (detect_cycle)
+                               xbt_dict_set_ext(refs, (char*)ref, sizeof(void*), ref, NULL);
+                       gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type, *ref,
+                                       detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+               } else {
+                       VERB1("Not sending data referenced at %p (already done)", (void*)*ref);
+               }
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array: {
+               gras_dd_cat_array_t    array_data;
+               int                    count;
+               char                  *ptr=data;
+               long int               elm_size;
+
+               array_data = type->category.array_data;
+
+               /* determine and send the element count */
+               count = array_data.fixed_size;
+               if (count == -1) {
+                       count = array_data.dynamic_size(type,state,data);
+                       xbt_assert1(count >=0,
+                                       "Invalid (negative) array size for type %s",type->name);
+                       gras_dd_send_int(sock, &count, 0/*non-stable*/);
+               }
+
+               /* send the content */
+               sub_type = array_data.type;
+               elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
+               if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
+                       VERB1("Array of %d scalars, send it in one shot",count);
+                       gras_trp_send(sock, data,
+                                       sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * count,
+                                       0 /* not stable */);
+               } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array &&
+                               sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0 &&
+                               sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
+
+                       VERB1("Array of %d fixed array of scalars, send it in one shot",count);
+                       gras_trp_send(sock, data,
+                                       sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH]
+                                                                                        * count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size,
+                                                                                        0 /* not stable */);
+
+               } else {
+                       for (cpt=0; cpt<count; cpt++) {
+                               gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type, ptr,
+                                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+                               ptr += elm_size;
+                       }
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       default:
+               xbt_die("Invalid type");
+       }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -583,27 +604,29 @@ gras_datadesc_send_rec(gras_socket_t         sock,
  * Copy the data pointed by src and described by type to the socket
  *
  */
-void gras_datadesc_send(gras_socket_t        sock, 
-                       gras_datadesc_type_t type, 
-                       void *src) {
-
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-  gras_cbps_t  state;
-  xbt_dict_t  refs; /* all references already sent */
-  xbt_assert0(type,"called with NULL type descriptor");
-
-  refs = xbt_dict_new();
-  state = gras_cbps_new();
-  
-  TRY {
-    gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs,type,(char*)src, type->cycle);
-  } CLEANUP {
-    xbt_dict_free(&refs);
-    gras_cbps_free(&state);
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    RETHROW;
-  }
+void gras_datadesc_send(gras_socket_t        sock,
+               gras_datadesc_type_t type,
+               void *src) {
+
+       xbt_ex_t e;
+       static gras_cbps_t state=NULL;
+       static xbt_dict_t  refs=NULL; /* all references already sent */
+
+       xbt_assert0(type,"called with NULL type descriptor");
+
+       if (!state) {
+               state = gras_cbps_new();
+               refs = xbt_dict_new();
+       }
+
+       TRY {
+               gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock,state,refs,type,(char*)src, type->cycle);
+       } CLEANUP {
+               xbt_dict_reset(refs);
+               gras_cbps_reset(state);
+       } CATCH(e) {
+               RETHROW;
+       }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -612,328 +635,339 @@ void gras_datadesc_send(gras_socket_t        sock,
  * Do the data reception job recursively.
  *
  * subsize used only to deal with vicious case of reference to dynamic array.
- *  This size is needed at the reference reception level (to allocate enough 
- * space) and at the array reception level (to fill enough room). 
- * 
+ *  This size is needed at the reference reception level (to allocate enough
+ * space) and at the array reception level (to fill enough room).
+ *
  * Having this size passed as an argument of the recursive function is a crude
  * hack, but I was told that working code is sometimes better than neat one ;)
  */
 static void
-gras_datadesc_recv_rec(gras_socket_t         sock, 
-                      gras_cbps_t           state,
-                      xbt_dict_t           refs,
-                      gras_datadesc_type_t  type,
-                      int                   r_arch,
-                      char                **r_data,
-                      long int              r_lgr,
-                      char                 *l_data,
-                      int                   subsize,
-                      int                   detect_cycle) {
-
-  int                  cpt;
-  gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type;
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-
-  VERB2("Recv a %s @%p", type->name, (void*)l_data);
-  xbt_assert(l_data);
-
-  switch (type->category_code) {
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
-    if (type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] == type->size[r_arch]) {
-      gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)l_data, type->size[r_arch]);
-      if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-       gras_dd_convert_elm(type,1,r_arch, l_data,l_data);
-    } else {
-      void *ptr = xbt_malloc(type->size[r_arch]);
-
-      gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)ptr, type->size[r_arch]);
-      if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-       gras_dd_convert_elm(type,1,r_arch, ptr,l_data);
-      free(ptr);
-    }
-    break;
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct: {
-    gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
-    gras_dd_cat_field_t  field;
-
-    struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
-
-    xbt_assert1(struct_data.closed,
-               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before receiving it",
-               type->name);
-    VERB1(">> Receive all fields of the structure %s",type->name);
-    xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
-      char                 *field_data = l_data + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-
-      sub_type = field->type;
-
-      gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
-                            r_arch,NULL,0,
-                            field_data,-1, 
-                            detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-       
-      if (field->recv)
-        field->recv(type,state,(void*)l_data);
-    
-    }
-    VERB1("<< Received all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-    
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union: {
-    gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
-    gras_dd_cat_field_t field=NULL;
-    int                 field_num;
-
-    union_data = type->category.union_data;
-
-    xbt_assert1(union_data.closed,
-               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before receiving it",
-               type->name);
-    /* retrieve the field number */
-    gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &field_num);
-    if (field_num < 0)
-      THROW1(mismatch_error,0,
-            "Received union field for %s is negative", type->name);
-    if (field_num > xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields)) 
-      THROW3(mismatch_error,0,
-            "Received union field for %s is said to be #%d but there is only %lu fields",
-            type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
-    
-    /* Recv the content */
-    field = xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num, gras_dd_cat_field_t);
-    sub_type = field->type;
-    
-    gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
-                          r_arch,NULL,0,
-                          l_data,-1,
-                          detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-    if (field->recv)
-       field->recv(type,state,l_data);
-
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref: {
-    char             **r_ref = NULL;
-    char             **l_ref = NULL;
-    gras_dd_cat_ref_t  ref_data;
-    int reference_is_to_recv = 0;
-    
-    ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
-
-    /* Get the referenced type locally or from peer */
-    sub_type = ref_data.type;
-    if (sub_type == NULL) {
-      int ref_code;
-      gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &ref_code);
-      sub_type = gras_datadesc_by_id(ref_code);
-    }
-
-    /* Get the actual value of the pointer for cycle handling */
-    if (!pointer_type) {
-      pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
-      xbt_assert(pointer_type);
-    }
-
-    r_ref = xbt_malloc(pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
-
-    gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)r_ref,
-                       pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
-
-    /* Receive the pointed data only if not already sent */
-    if (gras_dd_is_r_null(r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch])) {
-      VERB1("Not receiving data remotely referenced @%p since it's NULL",
-           *(void **)r_ref);
-      *(void**)l_data = NULL;
-      free(r_ref);
-      break;
-    }
-         
-    reference_is_to_recv = 0;
-    TRY {
-      if (detect_cycle)
-       l_ref = xbt_dict_get_ext(refs, (char*)r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
-      else 
-       reference_is_to_recv = 1;
-    } CATCH(e) {
-      if (e.category != not_found_error)
-        RETHROW;
-      reference_is_to_recv = 1;
-      xbt_ex_free(e);
-    }
-    if (reference_is_to_recv) {
-      int subsubcount = 0;
-      void *l_referenced=NULL;
-
-      VERB2("Receiving a ref to '%s', remotely @%p",
-           sub_type->name, *(void**)r_ref);
-      if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array) {
-       /* Damn. Reference to a dynamic array. Allocating the space for it 
-          is more complicated */
-       gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
-       gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
-
-       subsubcount = array_data.fixed_size;
-       if (subsubcount == 0)
-         gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &subsubcount);
-
-       subsub_type = array_data.type;
-
-
-       gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,
-                         subsub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] * subsubcount, 
-                         r_ref,pointer_type->size[r_arch], 
-                         (char**)&l_referenced,
-                         detect_cycle);
-      } else {
-       gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,sub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 
-                         r_ref,pointer_type->size[r_arch], 
-                         (char**)&l_referenced,
-                         detect_cycle);
-      }
-
-      gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
-                            r_arch,r_ref,pointer_type->size[r_arch],
-                            (char*)l_referenced, subsubcount,
-                            detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-                              
-      *(void**)l_data=l_referenced;
-      VERB3("'%s' remotely referenced at %p locally at %p",
-           sub_type->name, *(void**)r_ref, l_referenced);
-      
-    } else {
-      VERB2("NOT receiving data remotely referenced @%p (already done, @%p here)",
-           *(void**)r_ref, *(void**)l_ref);
-
-      *(void**)l_data=*l_ref;
-
-    } 
-    free(r_ref);
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array: {
-    gras_dd_cat_array_t    array_data;
-    int       count;
-    char     *ptr;
-    long int  elm_size;
-
-    array_data = type->category.array_data;
-    /* determine element count locally, or from caller, or from peer */
-    count = array_data.fixed_size;
-    if (count == 0)
-      count = subsize;
-    if (count == 0)
-      gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &count);
-    if (count == 0)
-      THROW1(mismatch_error,0,
-            "Invalid (=0) array size for type %s",type->name);
-
-    /* receive the content */
-    sub_type = array_data.type;
-    if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-      VERB1("Array of %d scalars, get it in one shoot", count);
-      if (sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] >= 
-         sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch]) {
-       gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)l_data, 
-                           sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count);
-       if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-         gras_dd_convert_elm(sub_type,count,r_arch, l_data,l_data);
-      } else {
-       ptr = xbt_malloc(sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count);
-
-       gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)ptr, 
-                           sub_type->size[r_arch] * count);
-       if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-         gras_dd_convert_elm(sub_type,count,r_arch, ptr,l_data);
-       free(ptr);
-      }
-    } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array &&
-              sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0 &&
-              sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-      gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
-      array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
-      subsub_type = array_data.type;
-       
-      VERB1("Array of %d fixed array of scalars, get it in one shot",count);
-      if (subsub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] >= 
-         subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch]) {
-       gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)l_data, 
-                           subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count * 
-                           array_data.fixed_size);
-       if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-         gras_dd_convert_elm(subsub_type,count*array_data.fixed_size,r_arch, l_data,l_data);
-      } else {
-       ptr = xbt_malloc(subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count*array_data.fixed_size);
-
-       gras_trp_chunk_recv(sock, (char*)ptr, 
-                           subsub_type->size[r_arch] * count*array_data.fixed_size);
-       if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-         gras_dd_convert_elm(subsub_type,count*array_data.fixed_size,r_arch, ptr,l_data);
-       free(ptr);
-      }
-      
-       
-    } else {
-      /* not scalar content, get it recursively (may contain pointers) */
-      elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-      VERB2("Receive a %d-long array of %s",count, sub_type->name);
-
-      ptr = l_data;
-      for (cpt=0; cpt<count; cpt++) {
-       gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
-                              r_arch, NULL, 0, ptr,-1,
-                              detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-                                  
-       ptr += elm_size;
-      }
-    }
-    break;
-  }
-        
-  default:
-    xbt_assert0(0, "Invalid type");
-  }
-  
-  if (type->recv)
-    type->recv(type,state,l_data);
+gras_datadesc_recv_rec(gras_socket_t         sock,
+               gras_cbps_t           state,
+               xbt_dict_t           refs,
+               gras_datadesc_type_t  type,
+               int                   r_arch,
+               char                **r_data,
+               long int              r_lgr,
+               char                 *l_data,
+               int                   subsize,
+               int                   detect_cycle) {
+
+       unsigned int         cpt;
+       gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type;
+       xbt_ex_t e;
+
+       VERB2("Recv a %s @%p", type->name, (void*)l_data);
+       xbt_assert(l_data);
+
+       switch (type->category_code) {
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
+               if (type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] == type->size[r_arch]) {
+                       gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)l_data, type->size[r_arch]);
+                       if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                               gras_dd_convert_elm(type,1,r_arch, l_data,l_data);
+               } else {
+                       void *ptr = xbt_malloc(type->size[r_arch]);
+
+                       gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)ptr, type->size[r_arch]);
+                       if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                               gras_dd_convert_elm(type,1,r_arch, ptr,l_data);
+                       free(ptr);
+               }
+               break;
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct: {
+               gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
+               gras_dd_cat_field_t  field;
+
+               struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
+
+               xbt_assert1(struct_data.closed,
+                               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before receiving it",
+                               type->name);
+               VERB1(">> Receive all fields of the structure %s",type->name);
+               xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
+                       char                 *field_data = l_data + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
+
+                       sub_type = field->type;
+
+                       gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
+                                       r_arch,NULL,0,
+                                       field_data,-1,
+                                       detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+                       if (field->recv) {
+                               DEBUG1("Run the reception callback of field %s", field->name);
+                               field->recv(type,state,(void*)l_data);
+                       }
+
+               }
+               VERB1("<< Received all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union: {
+               gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
+               gras_dd_cat_field_t field=NULL;
+               int field_num;
+
+               union_data = type->category.union_data;
+
+               xbt_assert1(union_data.closed,
+                               "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before receiving it",
+                               type->name);
+               /* retrieve the field number */
+               gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &field_num);
+               if (field_num < 0)
+                       THROW1(mismatch_error,0,
+                                       "Received union field for %s is negative", type->name);
+               if (field_num > xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields))
+                       THROW3(mismatch_error,0,
+                                       "Received union field for %s is said to be #%d but there is only %lu fields",
+                                       type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
+
+               /* Recv the content */
+               field = xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num, gras_dd_cat_field_t);
+               sub_type = field->type;
+
+               gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
+                               r_arch,NULL,0,
+                               l_data,-1,
+                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+               if (field->recv)
+                       field->recv(type,state,l_data);
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref: {
+               char             **r_ref = NULL;
+               char             **l_ref = NULL;
+               gras_dd_cat_ref_t  ref_data;
+               int reference_is_to_recv = 0;
+
+               ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
+
+               /* Get the referenced type locally or from peer */
+               sub_type = ref_data.type;
+               if (sub_type == NULL) {
+                       int ref_code;
+                       gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &ref_code);
+                       sub_type = gras_datadesc_by_id(ref_code);
+               }
+
+               /* Get the actual value of the pointer for cycle handling */
+               if (!pointer_type) {
+                       pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
+                       xbt_assert(pointer_type);
+               }
+
+               r_ref = xbt_malloc(pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
+
+               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)r_ref,
+                               pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
+
+               /* Receive the pointed data only if not already sent */
+               if (gras_dd_is_r_null(r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch])) {
+                       VERB1("Not receiving data remotely referenced @%p since it's NULL",
+                                       *(void **)r_ref);
+                       *(void**)l_data = NULL;
+                       free(r_ref);
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               reference_is_to_recv = 0;
+               TRY {
+                       if (detect_cycle) {
+                               l_ref = xbt_dict_get_ext(refs, (char*)r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
+                       } else {
+                               reference_is_to_recv = 1;
+                       }
+               } CATCH(e) {
+                       if (e.category != not_found_error)
+                               RETHROW;
+                       reference_is_to_recv = 1;
+                       xbt_ex_free(e);
+               }
+
+               if (reference_is_to_recv) {
+                       int subsubcount = -1;
+                       void *l_referenced=NULL;
+
+                       VERB2("Receiving a ref to '%s', remotely @%p",
+                                       sub_type->name, *(void**)r_ref);
+                       if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array) {
+                               /* Damn. Reference to a dynamic array. Allocating the space for it is more complicated */
+                               gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
+                               gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
+
+                               subsubcount = array_data.fixed_size;
+                               if (subsubcount == -1)
+                                       gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &subsubcount);
+
+                               subsub_type = array_data.type;
+
+                               if (subsubcount != 0)
+                                       gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,
+                                                       subsub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] * subsubcount,
+                                                       r_ref,pointer_type->size[r_arch],
+                                                       (char**)&l_referenced,
+                                                       detect_cycle);
+                               else
+                                       l_referenced = NULL;
+                       } else {
+                               gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,sub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
+                                               r_ref,pointer_type->size[r_arch],
+                                               (char**)&l_referenced,
+                                               detect_cycle);
+                       }
+
+                       if (l_referenced != NULL)
+                               gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
+                                               r_arch,r_ref,pointer_type->size[r_arch],
+                                               (char*)l_referenced, subsubcount,
+                                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+                       *(void**)l_data=l_referenced;
+                       VERB3("'%s' remotely referenced at %p locally at %p",
+                                       sub_type->name, *(void**)r_ref, l_referenced);
+
+               } else {
+                       VERB2("NOT receiving data remotely referenced @%p (already done, @%p here)",
+                                       *(void**)r_ref, *(void**)l_ref);
+
+                       *(void**)l_data=*l_ref;
+
+               }
+               free(r_ref);
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array: {
+               gras_dd_cat_array_t    array_data;
+               int count;
+               char     *ptr;
+               long int  elm_size;
+
+               array_data = type->category.array_data;
+               /* determine element count locally, or from caller, or from peer */
+               count = array_data.fixed_size;
+               if (count == -1)
+                       count = subsize;
+               if (count == -1)
+                       gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &count);
+               if (count == -1)
+                       THROW1(mismatch_error,0,
+                                       "Invalid (=-1) array size for type %s",type->name);
+
+               /* receive the content */
+               sub_type = array_data.type;
+               if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
+                       VERB1("Array of %d scalars, get it in one shoot", count);
+                       if (sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] >=
+                                       sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch]) {
+                               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)l_data,
+                                               sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count);
+                               if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                                       gras_dd_convert_elm(sub_type,count,r_arch, l_data,l_data);
+                       } else {
+                               ptr = xbt_malloc(sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count);
+
+                               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)ptr,
+                                               sub_type->size[r_arch] * count);
+                               if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                                       gras_dd_convert_elm(sub_type,count,r_arch, ptr,l_data);
+                               free(ptr);
+                       }
+               } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array &&
+                               sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size >= 0 &&
+                               sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
+                       gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
+                       array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
+                       subsub_type = array_data.type;
+
+                       VERB1("Array of %d fixed array of scalars, get it in one shot",count);
+                       if (subsub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] >=
+                                       subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch]) {
+                               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)l_data,
+                                               subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count *
+                                               array_data.fixed_size);
+                               if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                                       gras_dd_convert_elm(subsub_type,count*array_data.fixed_size,r_arch, l_data,l_data);
+                       } else {
+                               ptr = xbt_malloc(subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count*array_data.fixed_size);
+
+                               gras_trp_recv(sock, (char*)ptr,
+                                               subsub_type->size[r_arch] * count*array_data.fixed_size);
+                               if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
+                                       gras_dd_convert_elm(subsub_type,count*array_data.fixed_size,r_arch, ptr,l_data);
+                               free(ptr);
+                       }
+
+
+               } else {
+                       /* not scalar content, get it recursively (may contain pointers) */
+                       elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
+                       VERB2("Receive a %d-long array of %s",count, sub_type->name);
+
+                       ptr = l_data;
+                       for (cpt=0; cpt<count; cpt++) {
+                               gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock,state,refs, sub_type,
+                                               r_arch, NULL, 0, ptr,-1,
+                                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
+
+                               ptr += elm_size;
+                       }
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       default:
+               xbt_die("Invalid type");
+       }
+
+       if (type->recv)
+               type->recv(type,state,l_data);
+
+       if (!strcmp(type->name,"string"))
+               VERB1("value: '%s'",*(char**)l_data);
 
 }
 
 /**
  * gras_datadesc_recv:
  *
- * Get an instance of the datatype described by @type from the @socket, 
+ * Get an instance of the datatype described by @type from the @socket,
  * and store a pointer to it in @dst
  *
  */
 void
-gras_datadesc_recv(gras_socket_t         sock, 
-                  gras_datadesc_type_t  type,
-                  int                   r_arch,
-                  void                 *dst) {
-
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-  gras_cbps_t  state; /* callback persistent state */
-  xbt_dict_t  refs;  /* all references already sent */
-
-  refs = xbt_dict_new();
-  state = gras_cbps_new();
-
-  xbt_assert0(type,"called with NULL type descriptor");
-  TRY {
-    gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, type, 
-                          r_arch, NULL, 0,
-                          (char *) dst,-1, 
-                          type->cycle);
-  } CLEANUP {
-    xbt_dict_free(&refs);
-    gras_cbps_free(&state);
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    RETHROW;
-  }
+gras_datadesc_recv(gras_socket_t         sock,
+               gras_datadesc_type_t  type,
+               int                   r_arch,
+               void                 *dst) {
+
+       xbt_ex_t e;
+       static gras_cbps_t state=NULL; /* callback persistent state */
+       static xbt_dict_t  refs=NULL;  /* all references already sent */
+
+       if (!state) {
+               state = gras_cbps_new();
+               refs = xbt_dict_new();
+       }
+
+       xbt_assert0(type,"called with NULL type descriptor");
+       TRY {
+               gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, type,
+                               r_arch, NULL, 0,
+                               (char *) dst,-1,
+                               type->cycle);
+       } CLEANUP {
+               xbt_dict_reset(refs);
+               gras_cbps_reset(state);
+       } CATCH(e) {
+               RETHROW;
+       }
 }